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Packing Ring Replacement
Packing
Gland
• Unfasten hardware holding Packing Gland in place
and slide back on shaft to expose packing rings. A
split Packing Gland is shown.
Typical Packing Arrangement
• Clean shaft sleeve and Packing Gland.
• Inspect shaft sleeve for wear, replace if needed.
• Install new packing rings in stuffing box by placing
over shaft sleeve and pushing them in as far as they
will go.
• Rotate ring joint 90 degrees when installing each ring
as shown.
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for clarity.
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Ring Joints
Packing
Rings
Lantern Ring
Packing
Hooks
• Remove packing rings from Stuffing box using two
commercially available Packing Hooks as shown.
• Slide Lantern Ring (if used) back to expose any
remaining rings, including metallic. Remove them in
the same manner.
Motor / Engine not shown
for clarity.
Metallic Ring
• Slide packing gland into position, then gently and
evenly tighten nuts to force rings into place and seat
(do not overtighten). Loosen nuts again to hand tight.
• Start primed pump and allow packing to leak liberally.
• Tighten gland nuts one complete turn each until
leakage is reduced to 40 to 60 drops per minute.
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